Zhao Tai originally thought that when the Mongols attacked the city, they would charge in a swarm. He would shoot arrows and smash stones at the top of the city to knock them down.
Now it seems that he thought the siege battle was simple. The Mongolian troops on the opposite side were also human beings. How could they not care about their own lives?
At this time, several rows of Mongolian archers fired waves of arrows at the top of the city. The arrows penetrated deep into the city wall and completely suppressed the few archers on the city.
The Mongolian soldiers below took the opportunity to set up a pontoon bridge and a large number of siege equipment, and were about to approach the city wall.
This made Zhao Tai realize the danger. If the Mongolian army were to attack the city, he would definitely lose face and the tall image he had established in front of his subordinates would collapse in an instant.
At this time, the Mongolian troops under the city had already pushed the siege tower onto the wide pontoon bridge, and once they set up on the top of the city, the Mongolian troops inside would swarm up.
The soldiers and civilians in Bianjing City could still resist the Mongols by relying on the city walls. Once the Mongols boarded the city, these second-line guards and the young men in the city were certainly no match for the Mongolian army who killed people like chickens.
By then the Mongolian army will surely be like tigers rushing into the flock of sheep.
For a moment, Zhao Tai felt a chill running down his spine, and he thought again of the scene he saw in Dengzhou City.
This made Zhao Tai anxious. There were hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Bianjing. What a picture of hell it would become when the time came.
"Use fire jars and shoot rockets!" Zhao Tai squatted on the top of the wall. When he saw the defenders on both sides, he started to fire rockets and smashed the kerosene jars at the bottom of the city. He quickly followed the order.
The archers at the city head lit their arrows and fired rockets from the shooting holes. The siege tower was huge and was hit immediately. However, the rockets bounced off the cowhide and did not ignite the siege tower even if they were inserted.
Obviously, after the failure of yesterday's attack, the Mongols made more preparations.
Zhao Tai lit the fire jar and threw it down. The broken fire oil jar immediately ignited a fire under the city, temporarily hindering the siege tower from moving forward.
However, the Mongolian army hiding behind the siege tower saw a fire in front of them. They immediately carried their shields and braved the rain of arrows to put out the flames with sand, soil and wet quilts.
Zhao Tai finally realized that the Mongolian army was powerful. Looking at the rockets and kerosene tanks, they did not have much effect, and he began to feel anxious.
Looking at the siege tower getting closer and closer, Zhao Tai looked around and suddenly focused on the ballista at the top of the city.
"Go and get the rope for falling out of the city." Zhao Tai ordered hurriedly, and he quickly walked to the ballista.
The section of the city wall that Zhao Tai is responsible for is about 300 meters long and has two horse faces, each with a crossbow mounted on it.
The so-called horse face is the protruding part of the city wall. Archers stand on it to shoot the enemy troops who enter the blind spot of the city from the side.
At this time, the Mongolian army attacking Zhao Tai and defending this section of the city wall had two siege towers and three wells.
Now the well gate does not cross the moat, and there are Mongolian archers on it, condescendingly suppressing the city head. The two siege towers have crossed the river and are slowly moving towards the city head.
Facing such a behemoth, the defenders at the top of the city felt fear in their hearts. Watching them gradually approaching the top of the city, the soldiers hurriedly formed a formation, with their swords and shields in front, spears in the middle, and archers behind, ready to meet the enemy.
"Don't be afraid. When the enemy comes up, we will fight them!" The officer swallowed, his hand holding the weapon trembling, and there was fear in his eyes.
At this time, the siege tower was only more than ten steps away from the city wall. Zhao Tai walked up to the crossbow gunner and ordered urgently: "Aim at the top of the tower!"
The crossbowmen quickly turned their crossbows and aimed their arm-thick crossbow arrows at the top of the tower.
At this time, they were about to shoot, but Zhao Tai stopped them, "Wait!"
"Here comes the general's rope!" Liu Dun ran over, carrying a roll of hemp rope on his back.
Zhao Tai hurriedly asked the crossbowmen to tie one end of the hemp rope between the crossbow arrows and one end to Liu Dun's waist. Then he ordered the crossbowmen, "Brothers, you must be careful! If the shot misses, set up a siege tower." At the top of the city, the Mongolian army is about to rush up!"
Zhao Tai's words made the crossbowman feel a lot of pressure. There was a rope tied to the crossbow arrow, which must have affected the accuracy.
For a moment, everyone's forehead was sweating. At this time, the two siege towers had slowly lowered the erected flying bridges. As soon as the city walls were set up, the Mongolian infantry inside would swarm up.
"Shoot!" Zhao Tai shouted sharply!
The crossbowman fired immediately, and the crossbow arrows with thick arms roared out dragging the rope, directly hitting the top of the siege tower. The giant arrow shot through the siege tower from the side, and passed through the bodies of several Mongolian soldiers in succession. The other side flies out.
The giant arrow quickly took away the ropes on the city, almost tearing Liu Dun off the city.
Zhao Tai grabbed Liu Dun's body and shouted loudly, "Quick, pull back!"
More than a dozen soldiers immediately tightened the rope, and the giant arrow that flew out lay across the breach, making the rope immediately stretch straight.
The Mongolian soldiers in the tower immediately felt the tower shaking, their bodies tilted to one side, and the soldiers were all pushed aside.
"Pull!" Zhao Tai shouted loudly, pulling on the rope and leaning back hard.
The Mongolian army in the siege tower was about to rush to the city. Suddenly, they felt the world spinning, and their bodies were pulled sideways along with the siege tower.
With a loud "boom", the siege tower fell to the ground, and all the Mongolian soldiers inside were beaten to pieces.
"Oh oh oh~" The defenders on the city immediately cheered.
The weight of the siege tower was originally at the bottom, so although it was high, it could not collapse. But now that the top was full, the Mongolian army who was about to rush to the top of the city asked him to stand up like a brick. Zhao Tai used a The rope was fixed to his head, and with all his strength, he was pulled over from the side.
Seeing this, the defenders at the top of the city couldn't help but feel greatly boosted in morale, but before they had time to be happy, another siege tower had already been erected on the top of the city.
As soon as the flying bridge opened, the Mongols inside rushed out with shields and fought with the defenders.
Seeing this, Zhao Tai quickly ordered, "Quick, go find the rope again! Xu Erzhu, tell Marshal Wanyan about this method!"
The Mongols climbed to the top of the city, and the two armies fought fiercely. Wokuotai, who was watching the battle from a cart in the distance, showed a satisfied look.
"The elites of the Jin Kingdom have been completely lost. There are only tens of thousands of soldiers and untouchables in the city. How can they resist the army of this Han!" Wo Kuotai said: "I will destroy the Jin Kingdom first, and then I will deal with that little wolf cub of Kublai Khan. !”
While they were talking, a siege tower suddenly fell sideways under Bianjing City in the distance.
The Mongolian soldiers inside crawled out like ants, but as soon as they came out, they were attacked by arrows and kerosene tanks from the city.
This made Wo Kuotai frown, but he didn't say anything. There was no loss in the siege, but soon the second siege tower collapsed, which made Wo Kuotai's mouth muscles twitch.
As the siege towers were overturned or ignited by kerosene, the Mongolian troops below the city were unable to get up, and the Mongolian troops above the city were unable to get down. They were stabbed to death one by one by the defenders at the top of the city, and their bodies were thrown off the city wall. …
